Con Ed aggressively trims trees to protect its wires

Staten Island is supposed to be the Green Borough, but not if Con Edison has it way.

When I arrived home from work recently, I noticed wood chippings in the street and on my property. I immediately looked up at the trees and noticed my 50-year-old spruce pine tree had been butchered.

I finally found out it was Con Edison that came to the neighborhood to cut limbs that they felt could hinder their wires. After I put in a complaint, a Con Ed representative came to the house and explained that Con Edison decided to be more aggressive in their cuttings. He did agree that more than was necessary was removed.

Not only did Con Edison not give notice to homeowners about cutting limbs of trees on private property, but their crew left a mess of chippings that I had to clean. It is a shame as I have noticed many trees in the neighborhood that have a split-in-two appearance due to reckless and aggressive cuttings.